The Mackin Group is a copper mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,759 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,759 Feet (2,365 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 36.69583, -112.25417
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Mackin Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mackin Group
Secondary: Apex Copper
Secondary: St. Anthony Copper
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
District: Warm Springs District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Metals Corp. (Mineral Rights)
Production
Year: 1929
Material type: ORE CU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^8.0 % Cu
Year: 1944
Material type: ORE CU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^4.22 % Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1942
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Grand Canyon Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FLAT RIBBON-LIKE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :01, 41
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED ST. ANTHONY COPPER CO., LINE ORE MINING CO., AND H.J. HOLT.
Comment (Workings): SURFACE TRENCHING
Comment (Deposit): MAKIN GROUP CONSISTS OF 12 PATENTED AND 11 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TAINTER, S.L., 1947, APEX COPPER PROPERTY: USBM R. I. 4013.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERALS YEARBOOK 1902 - 1967.
Reference (Deposit): WILLIAM, F.E., 1968, TABULATION OF SELECTED DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): USBM R. I. 4013 , USGS MINERALS YEARBOOK
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